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[January 27, 2006]

SunGard SCT Launches a New Portal Option for Higher Education

SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal Will Help Small Institutions
Achieve Their Unified Digital Campus Visions


MALVERN, Pa., January 27, 2006 — Institutions that perceived a rich, integrated, service-oriented portal to be out of reach because of limited financial and personnel resources now have a new option. The SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal from SunGard SCT, a part of SunGard Higher Education Solutions (http://www.sungard.com/highered), provides an economical and easy-to-implement solution that integrates with the SCT PowerCAMPUS administrative system.

“The SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal is helping us replicate our campus services and community in an online environment,” said Curtis Stalnaker, director of information services at Grace University and participant in the SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal early adopter program. “This portal represents a tremendous opportunity to help us realize our vision of providing a centralized source of timely communication and a single point where our constituents can easily access campus services at anytime and from anywhere.”

The solution is built on Microsoft .NET and SharePoint Portal Server® technologies but is tailored to meet the unique needs of higher education institutions using the SCT PowerCAMPUS administrative solution.

“Small colleges and universities are keenly aware of the improved relationships, personalized services, and convenience that a portal can offer constituents; however, limited IT and funding resources have kept a portal offering out of reach for many,” said Rick Matina, vice president, SCT PowerCAMPUS solutions, SunGard SCT. “The SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal helps reduce these barriers and make the benefits of a Unified Digital Campus more achievable.”

With the SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal solution, constituents benefit from personalized communication and convenient, one-stop access to grades, financial aid, finance, and other administrative services. An effective Web presence that promotes and preserves their institutional brands can help institutions benefit from improved relationships with constituents. IT personnel benefit as the SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal’s fully-integrated, standards-based infrastructure helps free them from maintaining integration interfaces between the portal, administrative system, communication tools, and other systems.

The SCT PowerCAMPUS Portal leverages the interoperability and benefits of the Microsoft stack (Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, SQL Server, and the latest releases of Microsoft Great Plains) and The College Board’s PowerFAIDS®, but is customized to the specific needs of higher education. SunGard SCT is a member of the Microsoft Business Solutions President’s Club and is recognized by Microsoft Corporation as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

“Microsoft and SunGard SCT share a common vision to help higher education institutions connect people, information and services to deliver an exceptional campus experience for their constituents," said Denise McElroy, director of the U.S. Public Sector Partner Group at Microsoft. "SunGard SCT’s PowerCAMPUS Portal has delivered a solution that fully leverages our SharePoint Portal Server technologies and is a great example of our collaborative partnership."

About Grace University
Founded in 1943, Grace University is an independent, fully accredited, faith-based university committed to a Christian philosophy of education. Located in Omaha, Neb., Grace offers 29 undergraduate and two graduate majors and has an enrollment of nearly 500.

About SunGard Higher Education Solutions
SunGard Higher Education (comprised of SunGard BSR, SunGard Collegis, and SunGard SCT) provides software solutions, professional services, and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify, and manage their digital campuses. Bringing together people, processes, and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists more than 1,600 customers worldwide to strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability, and better educational experiences. For more information visit www.sungard.com/highereducation.

About SunGard
With annual revenue of $4 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world’s 50 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

Trademark information: SunGard, the SunGard logo, SCT, and PowerCAMPUS are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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